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CHILDS CARRIAGE.

` SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,416, dated June2, 1885. Application'tiledNovember 7, 1884. (No model To all whom, t mayconcern:

Be it known that I, FREDRIK HERMAN JURY, of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Childrens Carriages; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in childrens carriages,particularly to folding carriages.

IIitherto it has been customary to provide carriages of this characterwith flexible bodies or bodies composed of many j ointed pieces,and toattach the handles to the rear portion of the carriage or axle. Thisconstruction has been found objectionable in many respects, particularlyin its instability and the number of different parts having their ownpeculiar shape different from the corresponding parts in nonfoldingcarriages.

The object of my present invention is to overcome the objectionablefeatures of those hitherto constructed and to provide a folding carriagewhich shall have the stability of a nonfolding one, a further objectbeing to provide a folding. carriage in which the several more importantparts shall in their general construction correspond more nearly to thelike parts in a non-folding carriage, thereby lessening the cost ofconstruction, a further object being to provide a folding carriage whichis capable of being easily and quickly adjusted, and which shallhaveaneat, trim appearance, and which shall be durable.

Vith these ends in view, my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a View of the carriageadjusted for use. Fig. 2 is a view of the same after the first step hasbeen taken in folding it, Fig. 3, the same at the end of the secondstep; Fig. 4, the same folded. Fig. 5 represents the frame, the body andwheels being removed. 'Fig 6 is a detached view of the devices forattaching the frame to the front section, and Figs. 7 and 8 ing it.

| views in detail of the canopy standard and fastenings.

A represents the body of the carriage.

In the accompanying illustration the body is constructed of cane; but Ido not wish to limit myself to the use of any particular material or anyparticular design, as one of the main objects of my invention is toprovide means for folding which will admit of the use of bodies of agreat variety of shapes and constructed of any desired material..

The body A consists of arear section, a, and a front section, a'. rlhelatter is hinged to the former at the sides, preferably by means ofpivotal bolts B, in such a manner that it will fold over ontoandwithinthe sides of the rear section, as shown in Fig. 3. Astrap, b,is secured to one side of the section ain a position convenient forpassing in front of a child when sitting in the carriage, the strap, asis usual,

'being provided with a buckle or other suitable fastening device on eachend for adj ust- The strap b also serves the additional purpose ofpassing over the section a when the latter is folded onto the section a,and thereby binding the said a snugly to a. The rear section, a, yissupported upon springs O, the upper ends of which are rigidly secured tothe bottom of the section, and their lower ends are riveted or otherwise'rigidly secured to the flanges cl, formed on the stub-axles D. Thesprings C are preferably S-shaped, as shown; but they may be C shaped,orany other particular shape which is found desirable for ornament,comfort, or use. The stub-axles D are provided with spindles d', onwhich the rear wheels, E, rotate,and with the opposite] yextendingbranches or straps d2 formed integral therewith or rigidly securedthereto by means of rivets or other suitable fastenings, which strapsare shaped to conform to the under side of the handles F, and providedwith perforations d3,by means of which they are bolted to the handles.yThe flanges d above referred to extend inwardly from the straps d"Ix asufficient distance to form substantial bearings for the lower ends ofthe springs C. A frame consisting of two side bars, G, connected by across-bar, g, is hinged to the forward portion ofthe bottom of the rearsection,

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and is supported at its forward end by springs II, S-shaped, or 'anyother convenient` or desirable shape. The upper ends of the springs Hare rigidly secured to the front ends of the bars G by rivets,bolts, orother suitable means; the lower ends of said springs are rigidly securedto the front axle, I. The cross-bar g is provided with a T-bolt, h,loosely secured therein in an upright position, and the bottom of thefolding section a is provided with an oblong closed slot, i, adapted toreceive the head of the bolt h when the same is turned lengthwisethereof. The stem of the bolt h is just the thickness of the bottom of aat the point where the slot t' is formed. Thus when the section a ispressed downwardly onto the frame Gthe head of thebolt h will passthrough the slot t', and by turning the bolt at right angles to thelength of the slot the section a will be securely locked in openadjustment. My preferred mode of constructing the slot i is to form itin a thick cross-piece, K, forming a portion of the floor-frame of thesection a,and to provide a metal plate,7c,with a corresponding slot, andthen let the plate k into the upper side of the piece K to a depth aboutequal to the thickness of the head of the bolt h, thereby forming abearing for the head of h which will not be subject to wear, and alsoleaving the upper surface of the floor of a smooth to receive a carpet.The handles F are united at their rear ends, in the usual manner, by across-bar, f, and curve downwardly to their points of attachment to thestub-axles D, as hereinbefore observed, and fromv thence extendforwardly and terminate in bearings f in which the extreme ends of thefront axle, l, are journaled. The handles F are broken and hingedtogether at points L beneath or nearly beneath the joint of thebody-sections in such a manner that the forward portions of the handles,together with the axle I,wheels J, and frame G, may be folded downwardlyand backwardly, the wheels J passing between the stub-axles D. The uppersides of the handles are provided at the points L with plates l firmlyvsecured to the ends of the rear sections and vprovided 'with open slotsZ in their forward lOgther onl the upper sides.

ends, which extend over the ends of the front sections. Thumb-bolts Mare secured in the ends of the front sections, the heads of which areadapted to pass through the slots Z', and when turned at right anglesthereto to lock the front sections of the handles rigidly to the rearsections, for use. The handles F are also broken a second time incorresponding positions N, a short distance forward of ythe axles D, andthe lsections thus formed are hinged This break at Nis necessary, whilethe frame G remains hinged to the section a to allow the folding of theforward sections of the handles into contact with the rear sections, asthe joints at L must be allowed to approach the hinges` connecting aand. a during thefolding process.

In order to stiffen the handles and at the same time prevent the jointsat N from opening when the carriage is adj ustedgfor use, and allow thesaid joints to open when the folding takes place, I provide the jointedside braces, O, which are pivotally secured to the front and rearsections of the handles, as shown.

The knee joints o, with which the rods O are provided, admit ofthe rodsbending upwardly during the folding process, but hold the rods stiffwhen the carriage is adjusted for use. The handles are further braced bythe double cross-brace I?, located in the rear of and a little below thebody-section a.' The particular form of this brace here shown is welladapted to the purpose; but I do not wish to limit myself to this, as agreat variety of other forms might be used with good effect. A shortstrap, Q, connects the rear of the carriage with the brace P and servesto hold the body from any tendency it might have to swing away from thehandles 4when the carriage is in its folded adjustment, while thetension of the strap is such that it does not interfere with the mo-ltions ofthe springs when the carriage is in use. end to the brace P, itsfree end being provided with a hook adapted to engage the front axle, I,when the sameis in folded adj ustment, thereby binding the sectionstogether.

For the purpose of folding the canopy and A second strap, q, is alsosecured at one its supporting-rod into a compact form in the v rear ofthe section a, where it will not be liable toinjury when the carriage isfolded for transportation or other purposes, I form the rod in twosections, R and r, hinged together at r in such a manner that the uppersection, r, will fold over into a position alongside of the section R. Asliding clasp, r2, is adapted to lock and release the sections at i", asmay bedesired. The lowerendoftherodsectionlt passes through verticalperforations s ina twoarmed bracket, S, secured-to the rear of thebody-section a, and is held in the desired vertical or rotary adjustmenttherein by means of a threaded eyebolt, s', extending rearwardlythrougha perforation, s?, in the bracket S, and provided with a thumb-nut, s3.The rod R passes through the eye of the bolt s', and when the nuts3 isturned on the rod is cramped,and thereby locked in the position desired.The upper or forward end of the section r is provided with anarch-shaped support, T, adapted to receive a bolt, t, on the upper endof the canopy standard, forming a universal joint, by vmeans of whichthe canopy is adjusted at .any desired angle. A set-screw, t', insertedin the top of T, is adapted to impinge against the ball t and lock thecanopy in the different positions desired. The rearward lower portion ofT is eut away, asshown at t, to admit of the canopy-standard beingfolded snugly beneath the section r.

By the above construction I am enabled to produce a carriage which issimilar in general appearance tothe vnest grade of non-folding carriagesin use. Indeed, the very parts employed in constructing my carriage,with one or two exceptions, are those at present in the IOO market forconstructing non-folding carriages. This feature is a great advantage,as it requires no extensive outlay of money in providing specialmachinery for manufacturing, and consequently enables the manufacturerto produce the folding carriage at a slight advance on the non-folding.

My improved carriage also has the front and rear springs, which may bemade as delicate as desired, and the means for folding and adj ustingare so simple that they offer no difficulty even to an inexperiencedhand.

It is evident that slight changes may be made in the form-andarrangement of the several parts above described without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limitmyself strictly to the construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the rear and front axles of a carriage, and apair of jointed handles connecting the axles, of a body-section securedto the rear axle, and a body-supporting frame secured to the front axleand hinged to the said body-sections, whereby the front axle,supporting-frame, and front sections of the handles may be foldedbeneath the body, substantially as set forth. m"

2. The combination,with the rear and front axles of a carriage andjointed handles connecting the axles, of a stationary body-sectionsecured to the rear axle, and a body-supporting frame hinged to the saidbody-section and rigidly secured to the front axle, the frame andhandles being so constructed that they may be simultaneously foldedbeneath the body without being detached from their supports,substantially as set forth.

3. rIhe combination, with the rear and front axles of a carriage andjointed handles connecting the axles, of a stationary body-sectionsecured to the rear axle by springs, and a body-supporting frame hingedto the said bodysectionand secured to the front axle by springs, theframe and front sections of the handles being adapted to be foldedbeneath the body, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a pair of stubaxles and a front axle providedwith wheels, of a pair of handles connecting the rear and front axles,and provided with joints, whereby the front wheels, together with thefront sections ofthe haudles,may be folded beneath Vthe body, the frontwheels passing between the stub-axles, substantially as set forth.

5. The co1nbination,with astationary bodysection secured to the rearaxles, and a bodysupporting frame secured to the front axle and hingedto the stationary body-section, of a pair of handles connecting the rearand front axles, provided with a double joint between the axles, wherebythe frame and handle-seotions may be simultaneously folded beneath thestationary body-sections without detaching either, substantially as setforth.

"6. The combination, with a pair of doublcjointed handles connecting therear and front axles of a carriage, of jointed braces adapted to lockthe handles in adjustment for use, substantially as set forth.

7. rIhe combination, with a pair of doublejointed handles connecting thefront and rear axles of a carriage, of jointed braces adapted to lockone pair of joints in adjustment for use, and thumb-bolts adaptedgtolock the other pair of joints in adjustment for use, substantially asset forth.

8.V The combination, with a folding bodysection hinged to a stationarybody-section, of aspring-supported frame hinged to the stationarybody-section, and devices for locking the folding section to the frame,substantially as set forth.

9. The colnbination, with a pair of jointed handles connecting the frontand rear axles of a carriage, and a stationary body-section secured tothe rear axle by springs, of a flexible strap connecting the stationarysection, and a cross-brace on the handles, for the purpose substantiallyas set forth.

10. The combination, with a stationary body-section and a pair ofhandles, of a pair of stub-axles provided with bearings for the handlesand for the lower ends of springs which support the stationarybody-section, substantially as set forth.

11. The combinatiomwith a stationary bodysection and a pair of jointedhandles having a pair of wheelsjournaled in their forward ends, of apair of rear stub-axles provided with straps for fastening the handlesthereto,

. and with bearings for the springs which support the stationarybody-section, the whole constructed in the manner and for the purposesubstantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

FREDRIK HERMAN JURY.

Witnesses:

Jarras WARD, WILLIAM.' Hier-mr.

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